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Twins give up birthdaygifts to help charity

Christopher and Griffin Maxare fraternal twins and celebratedtheir 11th birthday Jan. 7 by givinga gift instead of receiving giftsfrom their friends.

Instead of gifts, they askedfriends to bring money to theirbirthday party so they could do-nate it to charity.

“We went to Lazer Kraze,” Grif-fin said. “We had our friends bring$5, some brought more than five.We gathered all that money and do-nated to Thirst International andChristopher donated to Cancer-Free Kids.”

All that money amounted to$270 split by the boys into twin$135-dollar donations for the twocharities. Both boys made a checkpresentation at CancerFree Kids inLoveland Jan. 23. CFK acknowl-edged the gift through socialmedia.

“THANK YOU to Christopherand Griffin for giving up their

By Chuck [email protected]

PHOTO: COURTESY STEVE MAX

Christopher and Griffin Max gave up birthday gifts from friends so they could donate tocharity. They presented the checks to Alice Hoffer at CancerFree Kids.See BIRTHDAY, Page A2

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The city of Loveland willhave to pay more than it an-ticipated because of twoutility poles that were miss-ing from the power lineburying plan in downtown.

The city of Loveland isplanning to bury powerlines and remove the polesin downtown Loveland aspart of the Loveland Stationdevelopment. City councilapproved the plan and its$411,062 price tag at itsmeeting Jan. 13.

Two utility poles near theWest Loveland Avenue rail-road crossing across thestreet from city hall wereoverlooked in the plans. Itwill cost the city about anadditional $30,000 plus per-

mit fees for the poles to beremoved.

“Why did we just find outabout these two poles? Itseems that they are frontand center,” CouncilwomanAngie Settell said at the Feb.24 meeting.

City Manager Dave Ken-nedy said he did not knowhow the two poles weremissed. The additional costwill be paid for from thespecial improvementsfunds. The cost is below thelimit of what will have to goout through a public bidprocess. Council agreed forKennedy to get a bid for theadditional work, which willstill have to be approved bycouncil.

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The city of Loveland will have to pay an additional $30,000 afterthe two utility poles were left out of the plans to bury power linesand remove poles in the downtown.

Loveland Police Department has caughtthe man who allegedly broke into LovelandMiddle School.

Timothy S. Lee, 27, was charged with onecount of burglary, a second degree felony,Friday, Feb. 20, according to a release fromthe Loveland Police Department.

“This is a case of good old police work andkeen observational skills. An alert officer,excellent crime processing, good investiga-tive skills and the ability to ‘connect the dots’led to this arrest,” Chief Tim Sabranskysaid.

The suspect was caught on camerabreaking into the school on in the earlymorning hours of Thursday, Feb. 5. The sus-pect made it into the building by breaking apadlock, Loveland City Schools Superinten-dent Chad Hilliker said at the school boardmeeting Feb. 17.

“We have a lot of cameras in the build-ings. We didn’t get a lot of great pictures, butwe got some pictures,” Hilliker said.

The image of the suspect taken from a se-curity camera at the school was posted on-line by the Loveland Police Department.Sgt. Kevin Corbett saw Lee, of Mason WayCourt, walking into the Speedway on Love-land-Madeira Road just after midnight Feb.20. Corbett recognized the jacket from thesecurity footage. The department got asearch warrant for Lee’s residence andfound the jacket and other evidence.

Hamilton County Sheriff deputies assist-ed in the search and found evidence tocharge Lee with several drug violations.

Hilliker said at the school board meetingthat only money was taken from the school’soffice. The suspect went into the health clin-ic area, but could not get to the student medi-cation.

“The police came in that day and sweptthe entire building. Security-wise there wasnothing we could have done differently,”Hilliker said.

The district received a grant from theOhio Schools Facilities Commission SchoolSecurity Grant Program to improve securi-ty at all its buildings. The district received$5,000 per building to add security camerasoutside each entry door and add a two-waycall button and buzzer system to permit visi-tors to the buildings during school hours.

Business Manager John Ames said thedistrict hopes to have the work completedby the end of February.

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MIAMI TOWNSHIP —Christine Thompson,Sharonville’s deputy safe-ty/service director, willsucceed Larry Fronk asMiami Townshipadministrator.

Trustees in ClermontCounty’s Miami Townshiphave extended a condi-tional offer of employ-ment to Thompson thatthey expect to finalize at aspecial meeting March 9.Thompson is expected tostart as the assistant ad-ministrator on April 6,and she will transition to

adminis-trator onMay 30.

Fronk,who has 36years inpublic ser-vice, in-cluding thelast five as

administrator of MiamiTownship, is retiring May29.

“I think she’ll fit in wellwith the organizationhere,” Fronk said ofThompson.

As one of 17 applicantsfor Miami Township ad-ministrator, Thompsonhas 15 years of local gov-

ernment experience.Fronk cited Thompson’sexperience in manage-ment, human resourcesand experience with con-tract negotiations as skillsthat set her apart fromother candidates for theadministrator’s job.

Mary Makley Wolff,chairperson of the MiamiTownship Board of Trust-ees, agreed that Thomp-son has the right mix ofskills to lead the township.

“We’re in the peoplebusiness, and Christinehas a really strong back-ground in dealing with thehuman resource side ofmanaging people,” Wolff

said. “I think the adminis-trator’s job is 90 percentpeople, or how you areable to work with people.”

She added Thompsonis a team player who hasthe communication skillsto work well with MiamiTownship employees,trustees, residents andthe business community.Wolff also said Thompsonhas “set the bar high”when it comes to trainingand certification to makeherself a valuable em-ployee.

The Miami TownshipBoard of Trustees extend-ed a conditional offer ofemployment to Thompson

on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Thompson’s salary,

which is still being negoti-ated, will be part of thecontract that’s expectedto be approved by MiamiTownship trustees onMarch 9. That specialmeeting, which will in-clude a zoning hearingand at least one other itemof business, will start at6:30 p.m. at the MiamiTownship Civic Center.

Fronk said he wantsThompson to sit in on theinterviews for MiamiTownship’s new servicedirector. John Zellner,who is not applying for theservice director’s job, is

filling that position on aninterim basis after MikeMantel left in January.The 12 applicants for ser-vice director recentlywere narrowed to six.

Thompson will remainin her job in Sharonvillethrough March.

Fronk, who has workedfor Miami Township invarious capacities for 18years, announced his re-tirement in September.

Want to know what’s happen-ing in Miami Township? Fol-low me on Twitter @CindyL-Schroeder.

Sharonville’s Thompson to lead Miami TownshipBy Cindy [email protected]

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MILFORD — A one-of-a-kind swimming facilitythat was supposed to open

here in March has had itsopening pushed back toJune.

In a recent email tosupporters, Lori Weber,the woman behind Lori’sH2O Skills, blamed this ona delay in getting a poolpermit from the state ofOhio.

“...It has been a frus-trating construction proc-ess,” Weber wrote. “Thestate of Ohio, Finally, af-ter six months finallygave us our pool permit tomove forward with con-

struction. Now the weath-er is an issue, so construc-tion on the pool will not be-gin until mid March. Weare looking at a June open-ing instead of our muchhoped spring opening.”

The one-story, 4,200-square-foot facility onWolfpen-Pleasant HillRoad will have an L-shaped natatorium con-nected to an existingbuilding that once housedan orthodontist’s office.The pool will be kept at 90degrees for swim lessons.

Staff will offer water aer-obics and classes to easethe pain of arthritis, alongwith water therapy forchildren with specialneeds.

For now, Weber saidthat she will continue of-fering private swim les-sons at the BeechmontRacquet and Fitness Club.Costs will vary, depend-ing on the length of thelesson and whether thestudent is a club member.

Weber said she willbring in other swim teach-

ers to help her so that shecan accommodate anyonewho would like to startswim lessons before sum-mer. She also can offertechnique training forsummer swim teams atBeechmont Racquet andFitness Club this spring ifthere’s interest.

Weber reminded herprospective students thatthe Beechmont Racquetand Fitness Club doesn’tallow swimmers whoaren’t toilet trained “sothe little ones (will) have

to wait until we open thenew facility.”

Want to know what’s happen-ing in Milford and MiamiTownship? Follow me onTwitter @CindyLSchroeder.

Milford swimming facility expected to open in JuneLORI’S H2O SKILLSFor updates on the openingor other details of Lori We-ber’s new Miami Townshipswimming facility, call her at513-515-8468 or email her [email protected].

By Cindy [email protected]

birthday gifts for thisyear and instead donatingthe gift money to researchthrough CancerFreeKIDS! Thank you for suchgenerosity of spirit. Wehope you had a wonderfulbirthday!” - CFK Face-book

CancerFree Kids is theLoveland-based charitywhose mission is to eradi-cate childhood cancerthrough a focus on pediat-ric cancer research.

Thirst Relief Interna-tional’s stated mission is“saving lives and chang-ing communities throughclean water solutions.”

Griffin knows he’slucky to have easy accessto clean water; that people

in places like Africa don’t,and he wanted to help. Itwas during his friend WillWestermeyer’s birthdayparty that he learnedabout Thirst Relief Inter-national.

“He invited us to abirthday party andshowed us a long videoabout it,” he said. Will’s fa-ther Brent is associatedwith the organization. “Itjust gave me the idea.They build wells so theycan get good spring waterand they don’t have todrink bad water.”

The Max twins live inLoveland, but attend theCincinnati Hills ChristianAcademy where thewhole concept of donatingto a charity was born forthem. During school theysent donations to somecharity organization.Christopher thought itwould be fun to donate onhis own. He chose Cancer-Free Kids.

“CancerFree Kids be-cause there are many kidswho have cancer and theirlives end short,” Christo-pher said. “They givemoney to doctors and hos-pitals to find a cure forcancer, so it’s like a med-ical research facility.”

At age 11, they are likemost boys their age. Theylike to play sports like soc-cer and basketball. Grif-fin prefers basketball andChristopher likes soccerbetter. They both knowtheir way around elec-tronic devices, but enjoydrawing with paper andpencil too. It meant a lot tothem for their friends tobring money instead ofgifts. There was no gift ei-ther one wanted morethan to give to others.

“I’d do it again,” Grif-fin said. “I’d rather helpCancerFree Kids,” Chris-topher said.

When asked how heknew about CFK, Christo-

pher pointed to his dad,Steve Max. Steve is an ac-tive member of the com-mittee for the annual Pax-ton’s Golf Outing benefit-ing CancerFree Kids.

Reasons for choosingCFK hit much closer tohome for Christopherthough. He told the storyof his 12-year-old cousinHolland being treated fora brain tumor. It turnedout she did not have can-cer, but his grandmotherfought cancer three timesand his mom’s sisterpassed away before heand Griffin were twoyears-old.

“I need to add theseguys to our committee,”added Steve Max, proudfather and Tee Off for theCure committee member.

More about Thirst Re-lief International at:www.thirstrelief.org

More about Cancer-Free Kids at: www.can-cerfreekids.org.

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Author visit withGerda Braunheim

Loveland resident Ger-da Braunheim, 81, tells

her personal story of be-ing a war refugee inEurope during World WarII in her first book “FromStonischken to Gedhaus:

A Child’s View of WorldWar II.”

Braunheim will be atthe Milford-Miami Town-ship Library, 1099 StateRoute 131, from 11 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Saturday,March 14. Registration isrequired. Call 513-248-0700.

Loveland Chamberhosts business expo

The Loveland AreaChamber of Commercewill be holding a BusinessExpo and Launch 360 De-gree Presentation 1 p.m.to 6 p.m. Thursday, March12, at the Loveland Recep-tions. This event is fo-cused on offering a casualatmosphere to network,create connections andget insight into growingyour personal and profes-sional brand. The speak-ers will present on sales,marketing, and balancedlife skills in a genuine andmemorable way.

You may register to at-tend the event on theChamber’s website atwww.lovelandchambe-r.org.

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Loveland High School

assistant Principal Britta-ny Buhrlage outlined thehigh school’s plan to dou-ble its AP courses in threeyears.

The high school offers12 AP classes and 18.8 per-cent of students are en-rolled in them, she said.

“We feel this process isextremely important toincrease opportunitiesand exposure to collegecourse work at LovelandHigh School and for ourstudents to earn collegecredit while at LovelandHigh School,” Buhrlage

said.“We found that neigh-

boring districts are offer-ing 17 to 24 AP coursesand have on average 30 to50 percent of their stu-dents enrolled in them,”she said.

Milford High Schooloffers 19, Kings HighSchool offers 17, Syca-more High School offers23 and Indian Hill HighSchool offers 24, Buhr-lage said. In total, thereare 33 AP classes offerednationwide.

The school board voted4-0 to add seven new APclasses for the 2015-2016

school year. The newclasses are AP Englishlanguage , AP psychology,AP macroeconomics, APart history, AP computerscience, AP calculus ABand AP music theory.

Want to know more aboutwhat is happening in theLoveland City Schools? Fol-low Marika Lee on Twitter:@ReporterMarika

Loveland increasing its AP offerings By Marika [email protected]

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Being added for 2017-18AP European History

that it got missed and wecan keep wringing ourhands about that. But, thepoint is to keep the projectmoving,” Vice MayorMark Fitzgerald said.

The power lines will beburied and the utilitypoles will be removed onthe streets surroundingthe $12 million LovelandStation development, in-

cluding West LovelandAvenue, South SecondStreet, East Loveland Av-enue, Third Street andBroadway Avenue. Thework is expected to beginin March. Loveland Sta-tion will have 94 luxuryapartments, 15,000 squarefeet of commercial spaceand about 230 parkingspaces. It is scheduled tobe completed next winter.

Council also approvedchanges to a land swapagreement with the OhioDepartment of NaturalResources regardingLoveland Station at themeeting. The city is trad-ing 4.3 acres for less than0.1 acres of land on thesouthwest boarder ofLoveland Station. The0.089 acre of land wouldallow for easier access fortraffic and additionalparking spaces.

With the changes, thecity is giving back the por-tion with the Little MiamiScenic Bike Trail toODNR. The change,which was approved byemergency, will decreasethe size to 0.070 acres.

“It is what we wouldhave liked all along. Nowwe don’t own it, we don’thave any liability,” Ken-nedy said.

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Children’s MeetingHouse

» State Rep. John Becker,Ohio House District 65, visitedChildren’s Meeting House Mon-tessori School in Loveland.

Becker toured the school andsaw children working together,sharing ideas and answeringquestions about their work. Healso observed children workingindependently on math, read-ing, and science projects, eachone geared to the child’s partic-ular needs and level.

A father to a college ageddaughter, Becker had heard theterm Montessori, but was notaware of what it truly meant.With an MBA with a focus ontaxation, the math curriculumwas a great way for Becker tounderstand the MontessoriMethod and see the hands onmaterials.

In the pre-school class, a 4-year-old was working with thehands on math materials and letBecker share the sensorial ex-perience of the difference be-tween 1 and 1,000. “Wow, that’sheavy!” Becker said as he com-pared the weights of 1 vs. 1,000beads.

As the tour moved into the el-ementary classrooms, Beckerreceived a presentation from a7-year-old “teacher” - in mixedlevel Montessori classrooms it’sstandard practice for the olderstudents to present lessons tothe younger ones. Becker wasimpressed with the children’sknowledge, poise, and masteryof mathematical concepts.

Knowing that there is a largepush to remove cursive writingfrom the curriculum, heseemed surprised to see stu-dents writing in such beautifulhandwriting. Becker asked, “Dothe children learn to write inscript?” A veteran teacher re-plied, “Yes, it is still a valuabletool to learn, if for no other rea-son than it is a significant partof our history. Our Constitutionis written in cursive; we’d likeour students to be able to readit.”

Loveland EarlyChildhood Center

» From building towers from100 plastic cups, to buildingwith 100 LEGO bricks, the tea-chersat Loveland Early Child-hood Center didn’t allow the100th day of class to slip awaywithout some fun in February.

“This is a true milestone forour young Tigers, and we reallywanted to get creative and ma-kethe occasion one they wouldremember,” Principal KyleBush said.

That included kindergartenthrough first-grade studentsparticipating in 100 exercises,creating aself-portrait of whatthey will look like at 100 yearsold, writing an essay about whatthey would do with $100, and de-signing a picture from 100 dots.

“We are so proud of our stu-dents, and we want them to beproud of themselves,” Bushsaid. “This was the perfect wayto celebrate and learn.”

Loveland High SchoolThe Educational Research

Center of America announcesthat Morlan Osgood is one of the2013-2014 Community Contribu-

tion scholarship winners. Morlan attends Loveland

High School, and is one of 25 stu-dents selected from a pool ofmore than 1200 applicants fromacross the country, who demon-strated a clear commitment toimproving her communitywhile making the world a betterplace for all.

Each year, ERCA awardspostsecondary scholarships todeserving students across thecountry who are seeking to im-prove their communities andsociety at large. Winners are se-lected based on their commit-ment to improving their localcommunity and to using theirunique talents to nurture ef-forts to address a specific,pressing need they see. In rec-ognizing leadership and com-munity service, ERCA this yearawarded 25, $1,000 scholarshipsto student leaders and visionar-ies throughout the UnitedStates.

“We know that change andimprovement begins locally,”ERCA executive director EdDoody said. “Each of these ER-CA scholarship winners hasdemonstrated a clear commit-ment to improving their com-munities while making theworld a better place for all. Thisyear’s recipients could be ourfuture leaders, individuals withcommitment and drive.”

“The quality of the applica-tions we received has beenamazing,” Doody said. “Theseyoung people are very in touchwith their communities and arepassionate about improving thelives of their fellow citizens.The outcomes of their effortshave been noteworthy and com-mendable.”

Scholarship winners can usetheir ERCA scholarships to helpoffset the cost of their post-sec-ondary education.

Loveland Middle School» Loveland Middle School

has partnered with KamanjabCombined School in Namibia,Africa, to donate math text-books that are no longer beingused.

The donation idea originated

from a trip teacher Carol Hux-hold took to Namibia to visit herdaughter, who is working therewith the Peace Corps.

“My daughter has beenteaching English as a foreignlanguage to students in gradesfive, six, seven and eight in Ka-manjab, Namibia, for nearlytwo years,” Huxhold said.“Through her I found out thestudents there were in need oftextbooks, and due to our newmath curriculum the LMS text-books were no longer beingused. I suggested the idea to Mr.Burke, who fully supported thedonation.”

Huxhold has incorporatedthe donation as a way to alsoteach her students.

“With regard to the text-books, students have helped tocount the books and figure outhow many boxes we would needto ship the books,” Huxholdsaid. “I have also created multi-cultural lessons for my studentsfrom my own experience oftraveling to Namibia to visit mydaughter. A number of our LMSstudents are now e-mail palswith some of my daughter’s stu-dents. This provides studentswith a meaningful purpose forwriting, plus they get to learnabout another culture by com-municating with someone in an-other country.”

Huxhold said she hopes morethan anything her students seethe value in reusing materialslike textbooks that are verymuch needed by the students inNamibia.

“There are approximatelyfive different languages spokenby the students in Namibia,however, all their contentcourses are taught in English.Having math textbooks in Eng-lish will help reinforce learningthe language. Finally, by provid-ing these resources to the teach-ers they will be able to providebetter instruction for their stu-dents and in turn improve their

lives for the future.”Huxhold is working to raise

money to cover the textbookshipping cost. You can donatemoney, see a photo of the schooland some of the children at theschool by visiting www.go-fundme.com/mni8qc.

Mount Notre Dame HighSchool

On Feb. 13, the Mount NotreDame (MND) community ral-lied to support cancer patientswith their locks of hair as part ofMND’s Eighth BeautifulLengths campaign. Approxi-mately 80 students, staff andalumnae came together to do-nate eight or more inches oftheir hair in front of the entirestudent body as part of Pan-tene’s Beautiful Lengths Pro-gram. The donated hair will beused to make real-hair wigs forthose who are undergoing can-cer treatments, at no cost. Fol-lowing the event, stylists fromSalon Bel’Aire volunteeredtheir time to provide stylingthroughout the day to those in-dividuals who donated hair.

In support of the cause and insolidarity with the students,Larry Mock, MND’s Head ofSchool, shaved his hair into amohawk and dyed it MND blue.While likely to be a temporaryhairstyle, Mock’s show of sup-port further ignited the spirit ofthe student body.

In conjunction with theBeautiful Lengths campaign,MND students compiled handwritten letters that will be dis-tributed to newly diagnosedbreast cancer patients throughthe Girls Love Mail organiza-tion. Students wrote words ofencouragement that seek toprovide hope, faith and strengthto individuals coping with sucha challenging disease.

“I am continuously over-whelmed by the Mount NotreDame community’s generosityand spirit of service,” notedLauren Krasniewski, MND fac-ulty member and event coordi-nator. “Each year, our commu-nity has found more ways to getinvolved with this cause andgive a larger donation of pony-tails to patients battling cancer.The event is particularly spe-cial in that it is an opportunityfor our young ladies to make acontribution other than theirtime or funds. These studentsmake the decision to give a valu-able piece of themselves in soli-darity with women across theUnited States. What an extraor-dinary and beautiful gift.”

MND will hold its next Beau-tiful Lengths campaign in 2017.

» Mount Notre Dame’s Mod-el UN team traveled to ChicagoFeb. 5-8 to participate in the27th annual Model United Na-tions University of Chicago(MUNUC) conference.

MUNUC is one of the nation’slargest high school conferenceswith more than 2,600 studentsparticipating. This is MND’s12th year to attend the Chicagoconference.

Through the coordination ef-forts of MND faculty membersSue Magnus and Amy Bonino,20 MND Model UN team mem-bers attended this year’s confer-ence. MND students represent-ed Croatia in the World CitiesSummit and took part in historiccrisis committee simulations.

Students also had the privi-lege to attend a presentation byNabeel Khoury, visiting asso-ciate professor at the MiddleEast and North African StudiesProgram at Northwestern Uni-versity.

Khoury’s timely addresscovered the current crisis in theMiddle East and the position ofthe United States.

“MUNUC has helped me be-come aware of global issues anduse critical thinking and team-work to resolve these issues.Through this experience, I havestrengthened my leadershipskills and have gained exten-sive knowledge on internationalaffairs. I have become a betterspeaker and have been exposedto diplomatic affairs. I workedhard with the other delegatesfrom around the world and I amexcited to share my contribu-tions with my peers,” sopho-more Molly Bonino of Masonsaid.

MND has a long tradition ofparticipation in Model UN con-ferences and World Affairsevents dating back to the 1960s.Currently, the MND Model UNprogram has approximately 30members and is directed byMagnus, whose leadership hasallowed MND’s Model UN pro-gram to travel nationally and in-ternationally each year.

» Mount Notre Dame stu-dents celebrated National Engi-neering Week Feb. 23-27.

MND Science DepartmentChair and STEM coordinatorMichelle Shafer designed an en-gaging week of activities thatpromoted engineering careersto the student body. Guestspeakers from Bard Medicaland Procter & Gamble ad-dressed students and offeredinsights into the diverse fieldsof engineering.

Students also participated inthe annual TSA TEAMS compe-tition held at the University ofCincinnati. TEAMS is a nationalcompetition which serves to ig-nite interest in engineering by-having students creatively ap-ply math and science knowl-edge to solve real-world engi-neering challenges.

The MND students took firstplace in their division.

Students also had the privi-lege to tour and shadow engi-neers from Kinetic Vision, anEvendale-based company thatprovides full-service productdevelopment services.

MND not only strives to pro-mote the importance of STEM(science, technology, engineer-ing and math) education to itsown students but also looks topartner with the local educa-tional community to shareknowledge and ideas related toSTEM.

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

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Matthew Weinstein shares hisMontessori math lesson with StateRep. John Becker during his recentvisit to Children’s Meeting HouseMontessori School in Loveland.

THANKS TO HEATHER HIGDON

Loveland Early Childhood Centerteachers Jessica Ritz, Rebecca Eldredand Lisa Schmidt pose with afloor-to-ceiling 100th daycelebration sign.

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Students who attend KamanjabCombined School in Namibia,Africa.

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Mount Notre Dame senior CarolineWarning of Sycamore Townshipdonates her hair during the recentBeautiful Lengths campaign.

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Mount Notre Dame placed first inthe annual TSA TEAMS competition.From left: Katelin Marklay(Sharonville), Sonya Sasmal (WestChester Township), AlleyahNurredin (Amberley Village), JessicaBurris (Reading), Caroline Hendy(Liberty Township) and ElliePrivitera (Mason).

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THURSDAY, MARCH 12Art & Craft ClassesFundamentals of Drawingand Painting for Adults withMary Lou Holt, 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Weekly through April30. Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Barn. Learn line drawingtechniques, basic eye/handcoordination and how to identi-fy positive and negative shapes.Light, shadow, tonal values andperspective taught using simpleshapes. Ages 18 and up. $220.226-3833; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Open Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 9:30 a.m. to noon,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Tack Room. Bring current pro-ject for assessment and help; stilllife setups available. Ages 18 andup. $25. 404-3161. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., The Barn.Landscapes of local favoritebeauty spots. Benefits Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center. Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Art OpeningsBrian Koury: Call of the LowCountry, 6-9 p.m., GalleryVeronique, 11324 MontgomeryRoad, Photographs by Cincinnatinative now based in Charleston.Work celebrates nature, wildlifeand seascapes on shores andmarshes. Exhibit continuesthrough March 28. Free. 530-5379; galleryveronique.com.Symmes Township.

Business SeminarsMontgomery Chamber ofCommerce Lunch, Learn &Leads: “Sycamore Schools”with Adrienne James, Super-intendent, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Wright Brothers Inc., 7825Cooper Road, Free. Presented byMontgomery Ohio Chamber ofCommerce. 502-6975;www.montgomeryohiochambe-rofcommerce.com. Montgo-mery.

Loveland Business Expo, 1-6p.m., Receptions Banquet andConference Center Loveland,10681 Loveland Madeira Road,main hall. Learn about market-ing, sales and life skills fromLaunch 360 degree team. At-tend after lunch to network,hear speaker presentations, andvisit expo booths. BenefitsCancer Free Kids. $35. Regis-tration recommended. Present-ed by Loveland Area Chamberof Commerce. 683-1544;www.lovelandchamber.org.Loveland.

Cooking ClassesLighten Up Y’all- It’s FamilyStyle with Virginia Willis,6:30-9 p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $70. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Dining EventsFlight Night Dinner, 6-10:30p.m., Oasis Golf Club and Con-ference Center, 902 Loveland-Miamiville Road, Guest speaker:two-time World Series Champi-on of famed Big Red Machine,Johnny Bench. Emcee: ESPN1530 sports radio talk show hostMo Egger. Benefits MilfordAthletics. $50. Registrationrequired. Presented by OasisConference Center. 576-2208;oh.8to18.com/Milford. Loveland.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, $5. Presentedby Zumba with Ashley. 917-7475. Blue Ash.

Yoga: Align Level 1, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Appro-priate for seasoned beginners.Plenty of challenge that buildsstrength and stamina. Attentionto alignment detail is priority.Experience helpful but notnecessary. Ages 35-65. $120 per9 weeks unlimited. Register atfirst class or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

Health / WellnessGeneral Joint Screening,9:30-11:30 a.m., Cincinnati SportsClub, 3950 Red Bank Road, Briefhistory and exam designed totroubleshoot and modify activ-ities and exercise programs

covered. Ages 18 and up. Free.Reservations required. Present-ed by Christ Hospital PhysicalTherapy. 527-4000. Fairfax.

LecturesGov. JohnKasich’s ProposedBudget, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Syca-more Township AdministrationBuilding, 8540 Kenwood Road,Governor’s proposed budgetdiscussed by school board mem-bers, Ohio State Legislators LouTerhar and John Becker. Focus ison change in school fundingand proposed sales tax. Free.Presented by Empower U Ohio.478-6261; www.empoweruo-hio.org. Sycamore Township.

Literary - Book ClubsBook Discussion Group forFriends Past and Present: TheBicentennial History of Cin-cinnati Friends Meeting(1815-2015), 7 p.m., CincinnatiFriends Meeting, 8075 KellerRoad, Book provides in-depthlook at Cincinnati MonthlyMeeting of Religious Society ofFriends and how it has changedover past two centuries. Ages 18and up. Free. 791-0788;www.cincinnatifriends.org.Indian Hill.

Literary - LibrariesTeen Writing Club, 6 p.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Forteen writers interested in meet-ing other teen writers or look-ing for feedback from others.Ages 12-17. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Music - BluesSonny Moorman, 8 p.m. tomidnight, HD Beans and BottlesCafe, 6721 Montgomery Road,793-6036. Silverton.

On Stage - ComedyKevin Bozeman, 8 p.m., GoBananas Comedy Club, 8410Market Place Lane, $8-$14.Reservations required. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterTuna Does Vegas, 7:30 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, Comedy byEd Howard, Joe Sears and JastonWilliams about characters fromthird smallest town in Texasvisiting Sin City. $20. Reserva-tions required. Presented byMariemont Players Inc.. ThroughMarch 22. 684-1236; www.ma-riemontplayers.com. ColumbiaTownship.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Dining EventsFish Fry, 4-7 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, 8999Applewood Drive, All-you-can-eat. Atlantic cod, dipped inbatter and deep fried to goldenbrown with homemade tartarsauce provided. Dinners comewith sides of homemade maca-roni and cheese and coleslaw,complemented with breads andbeverages. Desserts. Also of-fered: two-piece grilled chickenbreast, shrimp basket dinner ortwo-piece cheese pizza dinner.$10, $5 ages 6-10, free ages 5and under. Carry-out fish sand-wich: $5. Through April 3.891-8527, ext. 1. Blue Ash.

Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m., MontgomeryPresbyterian Church, 9994 ZigZag Road, Choice of deep friedcod with hush puppies, coleslawand french fries or baked tilapiawith rice and vegetables. De-serts and soft drinks includedwith all meals. Extra pieces offish available for additionalpurchase. Dine-in or carryout. $9adults. 891-8670; mpchurch.net.Montgomery.

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., St. ColumbanSchool, 896 Oakland Road, Dinein or drive-through carry out.Grilled salmon, fried fish, fishtacos, jumbo coconut shrimp,buffalo shrimp wraps, coleslaw,macaroni and cheese, apple-sauce, baked potato, frenchfries, sweet potato fries, pizza,salad, desserts. Varies. 683-7903;www.stcolumban.org. Loveland.

Fish Fry-Days, 5-8 p.m., TheCommunity of the Good Shep-herd, 8815 E. Kemper Road,Menu items: fried fish dinner,salmon dinner, shrimp dinner,fish sandwich, child’s fish dinner.Fish tacos. Soups and sides

available for purchase. Drive-thru and takeout available.Benefits High School YouthSummer Mission Trip. $5-$10; ala carte options available. 489-8815; www.good-shepherd.org.Montgomery.

Music - BluesRicky Nye, 7-10 p.m., Dilly Cafe,6818 Wooster Pike, 561-5233;www.dillycafe.com. Mariemont.

NatureParent Outdoor Class, 8:30-10a.m., Children’s Meeting HouseMontessori School, 927 O’Ban-nonville Road, Program forparents to experience outdoors.School’s naturalist guides par-ents as they explore gardens,trails and other natural features.Young children welcome to join.Free. 683-4757. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyKevin Bozeman, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 7:30 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, 111 S. Second St., $18. Reser-vations required. Presented byLoveland Stage Company.Through March 28. 443-4572;www.lovelandstagecompa-ny.org. Loveland.

Tuna Does Vegas, 8 p.m., Wal-ton Creek Theater, $20. Reserva-tions required. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

BenefitsDinner, Art and Wine forCanines, 6-10 p.m., ReceptionsBanquet and Conference CenterLoveland, 10681 Loveland Ma-deira Road, Wine tasting, din-ner, art showing, raffle prizes,silent auction. Benefits CircleTail. $55. Reservations required.Presented by Circle Tail Inc..877-3325; www.circletail.net.Loveland.

CivicCivics 101 Citizens Academy,9:30-11 a.m., Madeira CityBuilding, 7141 Miami Ave., Threesegment class about how city isorganized and how it operatesto serve community. Regis-tration required. Presented byCity of Madeira. 561-7228;www.madeiracity.com. Madeira.

Cooking ClassesIt’s Pi Day. Quick and EasyFruit Pies with SuzanneMontgomery, noon to 1 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, $20. Reservationsrequired. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

Dining EventsSpaghetti Dinner, 5-7 p.m.,Trinity Community Church, 3850E. Galbraith Road, Spaghettiwith homemade sauce, salad,garlic bread, dessert, beverage.Homemade meatballs $1 extra.Benefits Youth and Music Minis-try. $8, $3 ages10 and under.791-7631. Deer Park.

Health / WellnessDiabetes Conversation Maps,10 a.m. to noon, Duck CreekYMCA, 5040 Kingsley Drive,Small group discussions of Type2 diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. Free.Presented by Jan Kellogg.791-0626. Duck Creek.

Holiday - St. Patrick’s DaySt. Patrick’s Day Dance, 6:30-10p.m., Blue Ash Recreation Cen-ter, 4433 Cooper Road, Livemusic by the Pete Wagner Band,door prizes, and food by Cincin-nati Catering. Beverages avail-able for purchase. Ages 21 andup. Benefits Sycamore SeniorCenter.. $18, $15 advance. Regis-tration required. Presented byCity of Blue Ash. 745-8550;www.blueash.com. Blue Ash.

McGing Irish Dancers, 3 p.m.,Madeira Branch Library, 7200Miami Ave., Award-winningstudents perform. Free. Present-ed by Public Library of Cincinnati& Hamilton County. 369-6028;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Madeira.

Lectures

Producing and Stage Manage-ment Lecture, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Walton Creek Theater, 4101Walton Creek Road, $20, free toMariemont Players Inc. mem-bers. Registration required.Presented by Mariemont PlayersInc.. 684-1236; [email protected] Township.

Literary - LibrariesBlock Party, 11 a.m., LovelandBranch Library, 649 Loveland-Madeira Road, Construct andcreate with library’s LEGOs. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyKevin Bozeman, 8 p.m., 10:30p.m., Go Bananas Comedy Club,$8-$14. Reservations required.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com. Montgomery.

On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 7:30 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, $18. Reservations required.443-4572; www.lovelandstage-company.org. Loveland.

Tuna Does Vegas, 8 p.m., Wal-ton Creek Theater, $20. Reserva-tions required. 684-1236;www.mariemontplayers.com.Columbia Township.

SUNDAY, MARCH 15Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,1-4 p.m., Woman’s Art ClubCultural Center, Free. 272-3700;www.artatthebarn.org. Marie-mont.

AuditionsAuditions for Bye Bye Birdie,1-5 p.m., Blue Ash PresbyterianChurch, 4309 Cooper Road,Community theater group.Auditions open to and encour-aged for all ages. Performancedates are June 4-7 and 10-13.Free. Reservations recommend-ed. Presented by East SidePlayers. 871-7427. Blue Ash.

Music - AcousticA Gathering of Friends, 3-6p.m., Armstrong Chapel UnitedMethodist Church, 5125 DrakeRoad, In celebration of 200thanniversary, Cincinnati FriendsMeeting hosting afternoon ofentertainment featuring authorPhilip Gulley and singer/song-writer Carrie Newcomer. $20,$15 seniors and students, freeages 6 and under. Presented byCincinnati Friends Meeting.791-0788; www.cincinnatifriend-s.org. Indian Hill.

On Stage - TheaterFiddler on the Roof, 3 p.m.,Loveland Stage Company Thea-tre, $18. Reservations required.443-4572; www.lovelandstage-company.org. Loveland.

Tuna Does Vegas, 2 p.m., 7p.m., Walton Creek Theater,$20. Reservations required.684-1236; www.mariemontplay-ers.com. Columbia Township.

MONDAY, MARCH 16Cooking ClassesSpringtime at the GoldenLamb with Josh House, 6:30-9p.m., Cooks’ Wares, 11344Montgomery Road, $55. Reser-vations required. 489-6400.Symmes Township.

Exercise ClassesYoga: Align Level 1, 8:15-9:30a.m., Woman’s Art Club Cultural

Center, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Taughtby Karen Johns. Appropriate forBeginners with some yogaexperience. Emphasis on properalignment, self-care, safestretching, sense of humor andall yoga has to offer. Ages 35-60.$120 for 9 weeks unlimited.Register at the first class. 706-9802; www.karenjohnsyoga-.com. Mariemont.

Yoga for New Beginners, 10-11a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Sessiontruly for those brand new toyoga. Ages 35-65. $120 for 9weeks. Register at the first class.706-9802; www.karenjohnsyo-ga.com. Mariemont.

Yoga for Teen Girls, 4-5 p.m.,Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. In-troduction for young women toexplore what yoga has to offer.For Teen girls grades 7-12. $80for 8 weeks. Please contact meto register. 706-9802; www.ka-renjohnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Literary - Book ClubsOn the Same Page Book Dis-cussion, 7-8 p.m., MadeiraBranch Library, 7200 MiamiAve., Community discussion ofThe Great Gatsby and So WeRead On. Ages 18 and up. Free.Presented by Public Library ofCincinnati & Hamilton County.369-6028; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Madeira.

Literary - LibrariesPreschool Storytime, 10-11a.m., Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Enjoy books, songs, activities,crafts and more, while buildingearly literacy skills. For pre-schoolers and their caregivers.Ages 3-6. Free. 369-4476;www.cincinnatilibrary.org.Loveland.

Toddler Storytime, 11 a.m. tonoon, Loveland Branch Library,649 Loveland-Madeira Road,Encourage emerging languageskills with books, rhymes, crafts,music and fun. For ages 18-36months. Free. 369-4476. Love-land.

TUESDAY, MARCH 17Art & Craft ClassesOpen Studio Oils with ChuckMarshall, 7-9:30 p.m., Woman’sArt Club Cultural Center, $25.404-3161. Mariemont.

Art ExhibitsArtistically Speaking: Brushand Palette Painters Exhibit,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, Free.272-3700; www.artatthebar-n.org. Mariemont.

Clubs & OrganizationsToastmasters Open House,7-8:30 p.m., Blue Ash BranchLibrary, 4911 Cooper Road,Meeting room. Guest speakerSheila Mudd Baker sharesexperiences from a recent 9month tour of Europe. Refresh-

ments. Free. Reservations recom-mended. Presented by SevenHills of Cincinnati Toastmasters.899-9811; sevenhills.toastmaster-sclubs.org. Blue Ash.

Drink TastingsWine Finds Tasting, 6:30 p.m.,The Wine Store, 9905 Montgo-mery Road, $7. Reservationsrequired. 984-9463; www.thee-winestore.com. Montgomery.

Exercise ClassesZumba Class, 7-8 p.m., HartzellUnited Methodist Church, $5.917-7475. Blue Ash.

Gentle A.M. Yoga, 7:15-8:15a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Gentlemorning class occurs mostly onfloor, moves spine in all of itsdirections, opens hips andshoulders. Poses alternatebetween stabilizing, stretchingand strengthening. Good foreveryone from newbie to ad-vanced practitioner. $120 for 9weeks unlimited. Register at thefirst class or drop-in. 706-9802;www.karenjohnsyoga.com.Mariemont.

Yoga: Align Level 2, 8:45-10a.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,The Gallery at The Barn. Forwell-seasoned beginner orintermediate student. Ages35-60. $120 per 9 weeks unlim-ited. Register at first class ordrop-in. 706-9802; www.karen-johnsyoga.com. Mariemont.

Literary - LibrariesLoveland Book Club, 10 a.m.,Loveland Branch Library, 649Loveland-Madeira Road, Call fordetails. Ages 18 and up. Free.369-4476; www.cincinnatilibra-ry.org. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyComedy Annex Event, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Go Bananas ComedyClub, 8410 Market Place Lane,Featuring Mother Jenkins, ofJoyous Word Ministries RadioShow; with opportunity toconnect via meet and greetafterwards. Ages 18 and up. $10.Reservations recommended.Presented by Saved and SingleCincinnati. 984-9288; www.mee-tup.com/SavedandSingle. Mont-gomery.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH18Art & Craft ClassesCostumed Portrait Paintingand Drawing Class, 12:30 -3p.m., Woman’s Art Club CulturalCenter, 6980 Cambridge Ave.,Students have opportunity towork from costumed model ateach class. Class focuses on studyof values, color temperature,composition, painting anddrawing techniques. $140 permonthly session, plus modelingfee. Registration required.Through April 1. 259-9302;www.deborahridgley.com.Mariemont.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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Enjoy a plate of spaghetti, meatballs and sauce, salad, garlic bread, dessert and beverage at theTrinity Community Church Spaghetti Dinner, 5-7 p.m., Saturday, March 14, at the church, 3850 E.Galbraith Rd., Deer Park. Homemade meatballs are $1 extra. The dinner benefits the Youth andMusic Ministry. Cost is $8, $3 ages 10 and under. Call 791-7631.

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The first sign that spring is almosthere appears in our woods. Dottedthroughout are wild yellow aconite and

bell shaped snowdropflowers. This year I spiedthe yellow aconite peakingthrough the snow. Thesnowdrops? They wereinvisible.

Another sign thatspring is approaching isSt. Patrick’s Day. I

I love the legend thataccompanies the greatsaint. In the fifth-century,St. Patrick went to Ire-

land, killed the snakes and convertedthe people. What were they eating? Veg-gies like leeks and cabbage, both ofwhich are green! Think about it. Thefood pyramid is bottom heavy withgreen leafy veggies and good root vege-tables like potatoes, so the Irish werehealthy eaters way back when.

Tip from Rita’s kitchen:Go fish! Stay positive: Don’t overlook

omega-3s in “fatty” fish like salmon andmackerel. These fish are good for thebrain.

Rita Nader Heikenfeld is an herbalist, educator,Jungle Jim’s Eastgate professional and author.Find her blog at Abouteating.com. Call 513-248-7130, ext. 356.

Tuck into corned beef like Irish Tender corned beef and cabbage

Corned beef uses a traditional brisket cut of beef that isbrined with vinegar and pickling spices. The term “corned”comes from the salt used to cure and prepare the beef. Thebrisket is a cut of beef that can be very tough so it benefitsfrom long, slow cooking. By using your slow cooker the beefwill become very tender.

So, why does corned beef look pink even after it’scooked? It’s the curing process - the curing salt used is called“pink salt”. When you buy a brisket that’s already “corned,” itwill have been put through the marinating process with apacket of spices included. Serve with a side of champ. Thatrecipe is on my website abouteating.com.

5 carrots cut in large pieces1 large onion, cut in large wedges2-3 bay leaves1 nice head cabbage, cored and cut into large pieces1 package corned beef brisket with spice & herb packet

included2-1/2 cups apple juice and 1/2 cup waterHorseradish for garnish

Spray inside of slow cooker. Lay vegetables on bottom.Place brisket on top. Pour liquid over all, along with spicesfrom packet. If you want, put spices in a tea ball or tie incheesecloth or a coffee filter. That way, you won’t be pickingwhole spices out of your teeth. If you make a spice packet, it inthe cooker. Cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3-4, until meat isfork tender and can be sliced easily. Remove bay leaves beforeserving. Serve with a dollop of horseradish.

St. Pat’s green two-tiered Jello ice creamsquares

I pulled this out of my St. Patrick’s day file and it’s one ofthose Kraft recipes that keeps its appeal year after year. Let thekids help. I put this in a 9x13 pan and just cut it into squares.You can cut into shamrocks or other fun shapes.

2 pkgs. 3 oz each, lime jello1 envelope unflavored gelatin - I used Knox4 cups boiling water3-4 cups vanilla ice cream

Mix jello, gelatin and boiling water together until jelloand gelatin are dissolved. Immediately stir in ice cream and stiruntil dissolved. Pour into pan and let sit overnight in frig tojell. As it jells, the ice cream floats to the top, making it two-tiered.

Think of other themed holidays to make this with differ-ent flavors of jello, ice cream, etc.

Rita HeikenfeldRITA’S KITCHEN

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St. Patrick’s Day in Cincinnati includes thefourth largest St. Patrick’s Day Celebrationcomplete with a parade as the statue of St.Patrick is marched through downtown streets.Finish your celebration with corned beef andcabbage, ala Rita.

Pharris promoted atDunnhumbyUSA

DunnhumbyUSA has pro-moted Loveland resident NeilPharris to analysis manager.

Pharris will be responsiblefor leading a team of analystson custom insights projectsfor Dunnhumby retail clientsand their manufacturer part-ners. Pharris previouslyserved as associate director,delivering custom analysesfor Dunnhumby retail andmanufacturer clients. Pharrisearned a master of arts in ap-plied economics from the Uni-versity of Cincinnati.

He earned a bachelor of sci-ence in business and econom-ics and a bachelor of businessadministration in financefrom the University of Ken-tucky.

Voohorst moves up atDunnhumbyUSA

DunnhumbyUSA promot-ed Ben Voorhorst of Lovelandto analyst, manufacturerpractice.

Voorhorst will be responsi-ble for helping Dunnhumbyretail clients improve theirbusiness by making more cus-tomer-centric decisions. Pre-viously, he served as asso-ciate, communications andmedia, where he worked withretail clients to deliver target-ed and relevant communica-tions.

Voorhorst earned a masterof science in finance from Pur-due University, KrannertSchool of Management and abachelor of arts in mathemat-ics from Hanover College.

Voorhorst volunteers withthe Dunnhumby HepingHands committee which sup-ports causes such as the Fre-estore Foodbank, WomenHelping Women and Ameri-can Cancer Society.

Haines on cover ofInternationalWholesale &Distribution Magazine

Symmes Township resi-dent Zac Haines serves as theexecutive director of DPABuying Group (www.DPA-BuyingGroup.com), a nationalprocurement group of morethan 600 independent distribu-tion companies in the areas ofjanitorial, safety equipment,packaging, tools and industri-al products.

Hainesand hisgroup-purchas-ing com-panywere cho-sen toheadlinethe cover

of Wholesale & DistributionInternational Magazine’sspring issue.

DPA helps independent dis-tributors compete againstAmazon, big-box stores andother would-be competitorsby negotiating deeply dis-counted contracts with indus-try manufacturers such asGeorgia-Pacific and Rubber-maid. The programs encom-pass rebates, better-pricing,and makes it much easier forthese smaller-size companiesto order, ship products andpay their bills. Cincinnati-areaDPA partners include KutolHand Soap, West ChesterGloves, Stigler Supply Com-pany, R3 Safety and ABCOSafety. The group also part-ners with service providerssuch as Cincinnati-based Van-tiv and Infintech.

The DPA Buying Groupwas founded in 2001, with of-fices in Montgomery, and Na-ples, Florida. For more infor-mation visit www.DPABuy-ingGroup.com. Contact:[email protected], or(800) 652-7826.

BUSINESS UPDATE

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Loveland Herald EditorRichard [email protected], 248-7134Office hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-FridaySee page A2 for additional contact information.

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Civil War soldiers weregreat letter writers.

They sent home millions ofletters describ-ing the weath-er, the land,food and bat-tles. Theseletters are stillbeing redis-covered inattics andclosets, 150years later.Their qualityranged fromthe barely

literate to the grandiloquent.They were written on scraps ofpaper and expensive stationarywith embossed patriotic il-lustrations. They were oftenwritten on the fly, using tin

plates or cracker boxes fordesks.

Daniel Byrant was a 23-year-old Clermont County mu-sician who had enlisted in the12th Ohio Infantry band. Re-gimental bands, until theywere discontinued in March of1862, were morale boosters.They played marital musicsuch as “The Battle Cry ofFreedom” and “Yankee DoodleDandee” and popular tunes like“The Girl I left behind me” and“Johnny fill up the Bowl.”

Byrant was among thou-sands of Ohio soldiers who hadpoured into western Virginiaduring the summer of 1861 insupport of loyal mountaineerswho wanted to secede from theConfederacy. They fought aseries of battles that became

the North’s first successfulcampaign, leading to WestVirginia being admitted to theUnion in 1863.

Byrant wrote a seven-pageletter in September to his auntand uncle in Batavia. The sta-tionary was imprinted with animage of Lady Liberty with thecaption of “Liberty and Union,Now and Forever.” He de-scribed a three-week, 93-milemarch through the ruggedmountains from Clarksburg toSummersville. He carried hisbelongings in a rucksack andslept outside at times with onlya blanket for cover. One daythe trail was so meandering hecrossed the Elk River threetimes.

As they closed in on Sum-mersville, contact with the

enemy picked up. Byrant heardmusket fire in the distance. Onthe next day, he heard heavyartillery fire – 376 shots by hisreckoning – coming from thebattlefield at Carnifex Ferry.Byrant came upon the battle-field the next day. He saw acaptured rebel battle flag withthe motto of “the Price of Lib-erty is the Blood of the Brave.”“The trees,” he wrote, “were allshot to pieces.” One eighteeninch oak tree had a hole in thecenter where a cannonball“went right through it.” Hepicked up a piece of canister asa souvenir.

As Civil War battles go,Carnifex Ferry was a smallaffair – just 7,000 men en-gaged. It was a decisive battlein the Western Virginia cam-

paign. Byrant’s commandingofficer, Col. John Lowe – Bata-via’s former mayor – died ahero’s death after being struckin the head by a minie ball. Col.William Lytle, grandson ofClermont’s founder, was se-verely wounded. He was killedin action at the Battle of Chick-amauga two years later.

Byrant didn’t know how longhe was going to be in Summers-ville or where he was going tobe next. He closed his letter byurging his aunt and uncle to“give my love to all my enquir-ing friends” and to “write assoon as you get this.”

Gary Knepp is an attorney whoteaches history and political scienceat Clermont College. He lives withhis family in Miami Township.

Letter gives glimpse of Civil War horrors

Gary KneppCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

March 4 questionWhat TV show from your youth would you like to see

remade, or re-broadcast? Why?

“Well I’d have to say ‘BJ and the Bear,’ mostly be-cause there aren’t enough shows on TV that show smartprimates being taken on the road as 18-wheeler travelcompanions.

“I think that is a genre that is sadly missing in today’sworld of reality TV.”

C.S.

“I would love to see ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ re-made because it was an exciting show to watch withgood plots (for the time), cool gadgets and intelligentscripts. It would be OK to update it as long as they staywith the basic premise and feel and don't make it goofy.Too many remakes go that route and fail miserably.”

M.J.F.

“There was a show titled ‘Watch Mr Wizard.’ Itshowed the science behind ordinary things in life. It wasintended for grade school age kids. I think the conceptwould work today on the History or Discovery Channel.The great comedy shows of Dean Martin, Sid Caesar andJackie Gleason et al might also work today.

“Most other shows from that era would be stuck inthat time warp and not accepted by today’s audiences.Go Figure!”

T.D.T.

CH@TROOM

THIS WEEK’S QUESTIONA bill to allow cities to create open-container districts muchlike those in New Orleans or Memphis, Tennessee, appearslikely to pass the Ohio Legislature this year, and Cincinnatiofficials hope the bill becomes law by Opening Day, April 6.Is this a good idea or a bad idea? Why or why not?

Every week we ask readers a question they can reply to via email. Sendyour answers to loveland@community press.com with Ch@troom in thesubject line.

In my recent column warningreaders that tax season alsobrings even more scammers andcon artists out of the proverbialwoodwork than usual, I shared

ways in whichyou can avoid taxidentity theft bymailing tax re-turns as early inthe tax season aspossible beforethe cons beat youto it; never givingout personalinformation un-less you knowwho’s asking forit and why they

need it, always shredding per-sonal and financial documents,knowing your tax preparer; andremembering to check the statusof your refund after filing atirs.gov/Refunds.

To learn more about ways thatyou can protect yourself and getyour specific questions an-swered, you may want to plan toattend a free program being of-fered in the Springdale/Tri-Coun-ty area. Pro Seniors and the OhioSMP (Empowering Seniors toPrevent Healthcare Fraud) ispresenting its annual ConsumerProtection/Fraud Forum, “It’s Tax

Season - Beware of Scams” from4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday,March 25, at the Maple KnollVillage Retirement CommunityAuditorium, 11100 SpringfieldPike.

According to Anne Fredrick-son, project manager of Pro Sen-iors Ohio SMP and host of WMKV89.3 FM’s “Medicare Moment”show, this “Ask the Experts”Forum will feature the MedicaidFraud Control Unit special agent-in-charge from the Office of theOhio Attorney General, Sue Den-ny from the Social Security Ad-ministration and experts from theFederal Bureau of Investigation(FBI), Ohio Department of Insur-ance, Office of the InspectorGeneral, the HHS Special Agent-in-Charge of Medicare Fraudfrom Cleveland, Ohio, the Bureauof Motor Vehicles Criminal In-vestigation division and legalexpert William E. Hesch Esq.

This free event will also pro-vide free parking and a free lightsupper. For more informationplease contact Mary Day at ProSeniors by calling 458-5515, orGeorge Zahn of WMKV radio at782-2753.

Doing your homework andresearching as much informationas you can will save you, and

those you love, in the long run.Phone scams and email phishingschemes are among the “DirtyDozen” tax scams the IRS tar-gets, and they continue to warnthat taxpayers need to watch outfor identity theft, especiallyaround tax time. Moreover, theIRS is aggressively pursuing thecriminals that file fraudulentreturns using someone else’sSocial Security number. Althoughit is making progress on thisfront, as a taxpayer, you must beextremely careful and do every-thing you can to avoid becoming avictim.

“We are doing everything wecan to help taxpayers avoidscams as the tax season con-tinues,” IRS Commissioner JohnKoskinen said. “Whether it’s aphone scam or scheme to steal ataxpayer’s identity, there aresimple steps to take to help stopthese con artists. We urge taxpay-ers to visit IRS.gov for moreinformation and to be wary ofthese dozen tax scams.”

Cindy Gramke is the Executive Direc-tor/CEO of Clermont Senior Services.Ideas and comments can be directed toCindy at [email protected] or contact the agency at 724-1255.

CARING & SHARING

Take precautions to protectyourself during tax season

CindyGramkeCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Gambling is all fun andgames, until you borrow mon-ey; until you lie about it; until

you hurtfriends andfamily.

March isOhio and Na-tional ProblemGamblingAwarenessMonth. Theterm problemgambling maynot mean any-thing to you,but for the

small percentage of peoplewho develop a problem fromgambling too much – problemgambling can mean lost pay-checks, lost rent or house pay-ments, a repossessed car andeven worse – lost jobs and per-sonal relationships.

Ohio’s 2012 Gambling Sur-vey showed that about 3 per-

cent of Ohioans have a gam-bling problem, and 1 percentcould be diagnosed with gam-bling disorder.

It’s important to know whatgambling problems look likeand who is most at risk. Anyonecan develop a problem withgambling, but many peoplewho do tend to match one ormore common characteristics:aged 18-25 year-old whitemales; Asian or African-Amer-ican adults; have a parent witha gambling problem; have asubstance abuse problem.

Some common signs of agambling problem include:

» borrowing money to gam-ble;

» lying about how muchtime or money spent gambling;

» hiding bills or unpaiddebts;

» spending a lot of timegambling and thinking aboutgambling;

» being restless or irritablewhen not gambling;

» bragging about wins, butminimizing losses.

How do you get help foryourself or a friend/familymember who needs it? Ohio hasfunding set aside to pay fortreatment for gambling addic-tion. Not having insurance orbeing broke are not barriers togetting help.

For a referral to help any-where in Ohio, call the OhioProblem Gambling Helpline at800-589-9966. The helpline canalso assist with other livingneeds like housing, food, cloth-ing or legal issues.

For help in Clermont Countycall Clermont Recovery Cen-ter, Inc. a division of GreaterCincinnati Behavioral HealthServices at 735-8100.

Ohio has an organization ofstate agencies working togeth-er to ensure that quality ser-

vices are available to help any-one with a gambling problem.Ohio for Responsible Gambling(www.org.ohio.gov/) includesthe Ohio Commissions of Casi-no Control, Lottery and Racing,along with Ohio Mental Healthand Addiction Services. Safegambling and awareness cam-paigns are made availablethrough the ORG partners.

To gamble safely, expertssuggest the following:

» Don’t think of gambling asa way to make money.

» Set a limit on how muchmoney and time will be spentgambling.

» Spend only what you canafford to lose.

» Gambling and drinkingare a dangerous combination.

» Don’t gamble when de-pressed or upset.

» Call 800-589-9966 or 735-8100 for help for yourself or aloved one.

Greater Cincinnati Behav-ioral Health Services is themost comprehensive mentalhealth provider in SouthwestOhio serving people with men-tal illness and related barriers.GCB is a fully certified, nation-ally accredited 501c3 nonprofitorganization with a mission toassist persons with mentalillness and related barriers tolead productive and fulfillinglives. www.gcbhs.com.

Through proven programsdelivered by supportive anddedicated professionals, Cler-mont Recovery Center offers apath to wellness for the pre-vention of and recovery fromsubstance abuse and relatedissues for individuals and fam-ilies in our community.www.recoveryctr.org.

Melissa E. Kaetzel-Cole is a preven-tion specialist/counselor with Cler-mont Recovery Center.

March designated problem gambling awareness month

Melissa E.Kaetzel-ColeCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Boys basketball

» At the Division I sectionalat Fairfield, Moeller downedRoss 72-24 on March 3. SeniorGrant Pitman led the Crusaderswith 17 points.

In the sectional final againstWalnut Hills March 6, Moellerbeat the Eagles 48-40 as juniorNate Georgeton had 16 points.The Crusaders moved to the dis-trict tournament against Wil-mington March 14.

Girls basketball» Mount Notre Dame defeat-

ed Lakota East 52-48 for the Di-vision I district championshipat Harrison March 7. SeniorBlair Carlin led the Cougarswith 16 points.

Boys bowling» Moeller’s David Schneider

qualified for the state tourna-ment with a three-game series

of 665 (247, 242, 176) March 5 atBeavercreek.

Girls bowling» Loveland junior Taylar

Hayden made the Division IIstate tournament in Columbuswith a three-game 625 seriesMarch 6 at the district tourna-ment in Beavercreek. Look for afeature on Taylar in next week’sHerald.

Wrestling» Loveland junior Jordan

Paul made it to the semifinalsMarch 6 at 170 pounds in the Di-vision I district wrestling tour-nament at Kettering Fairmont.

On March 7, Paul pinned Ri-ley Etherington of Stebbins towin the district championshipat 170 and advance to the statetournament in Columbus. Con-ner Homan of the Tigers fin-ished sixth at 160 pounds.

» Moeller finished second atthe Division I district meet atKettering. Making the semifi-nals at the Division I districtmeet at Kettering FairmontMarch 6 for Moeller were: Con-

ner Ziegler (120), Jake Thomp-son (132), Jacoby Ward (138),Brett Bryant (160), Jack Meyer(220) and Joseph Hensley (285).

On March 7, Conner Zieglerwon the district championshipat 120 and Jacoby Ward took thetitle at 138. Jake Thompson wasrunner-up at 132, Brett Bryant

at 160 and Joseph Hensley at285. Jack Meyer was third at220 as six Crusaders advance tothe Division I state meet in Co-lumbus.

SHORT HOPS

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE ENQUIRER

Conner Homan of Loveland locks up Jeremiah Slagle of Sidney in the160-pound consolation finals in the Division I district wrestling meet March7 at Kettering Fairmont High School.

MARCH 11, 2015 • LOVELAND HERALD • B1

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

LOVELANDHERALDEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573

FAIRFIELD — On any givennight this time of a year, a seniorin high school has played in hisor her final athletic contest.

Some have played on theirschool teams since junior highand always have been “knowncommodities.” Others have tak-en a different path, but stillmade it to their senior year.

Two such players were partof seven Loveland High Schoolseniors who walked away froma prep basketball game in uni-form for the last time. As the Ti-gers fell to Walnut Hills Feb. 27,Jack Garry and Jordan Romeswrapped up what was essential-ly their one season as varsitycontributors.

As a junior, 6-foot-1Jack Gar-ry was mainly a reserve teammember with 10 varsity cam-eos. He took 13 total shots andaveraged 0.8 points per game.

An even more interestingcase is Jordan Romes, who at 6-

foot-3 is nearly a foot taller thanhe was when he was cut fromthe team his freshman andsophomore years. This season,Romes was the team’s second-leading scorer at 10.1 points pergame, behind junior DrewPlitt’s 15.1. Garry was next inline at 7.8.

“We were both JV juniors,”Garry said. “We both had greatyears on JV and this year we gotour shot at varsity. I felt we bothhad good years.”

Though the Tigers had arough season at 7-15, the pa-tience of Garry and Romes is alesson in persistence. At mostschools, seniors on varsity havealready seen substantial min-utes. Sometimes players whoget cut or aren’t playing don’treturn.

“It was tough waiting it out,but it was worth it,” Garry said.“It was a fun year. I love myteam and I wish we could’veended on a better note.”

Garry was one of Loveland’sbetter three-point shooters and

had back-to-back games of 18points in December againstWithrow and Turpin. AgainstWithrow he was 5-6 from the arcand he scored in double figureseight times.

While Garry reboundedfrom a cut in junior high to fin-ish out as a varsity Tiger, Romeswas sent away in high school un-til a late growth spurt landedhim on JV as a junior.

Truth be told, many juniorsfeel insulted if assigned to theJV. Instead, Garry and Romesran with it and made the best oftheir situations.

“It was a good experience,”Romes said of his JV year. “Ittaught me how to work better asa teammate.”

Romes had 12 double-digitgames, mostly from mid-Janu-ary on. His high was also 18against Withrow on Jan. 23. Heshot 53 percent from the fieldcoming off the bench to lead theteam and was the best freethrow shooter at 78 percent.

Garry saw limited time untillast year’s JV season and Romesrefused to give up his dream.

“When I got cut it just mademe want to work harder,” he

Patience pays off forLoveland’s Garry and RomesBy Scott [email protected]

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Loveland senior Jordan Romes fights for position against Walnut Hills Feb.28 at Fairfield.

SCOTT SPRINGER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Loveland senior Jack Garry guardsthe out-of-bounds pass Feb. 28against Walnut Hills.

See TIGERS, Page B2

LMS golf champs

PROVIDED

Loveland Middle School golf team members were proud of their outstanding play at the Cincinnati Middle SchoolConference Championship in October. Their performance allowed LMS to capture first place in the championshiptournament. From left are: First row, Jeffrey Main, Cameron Smith, Michael Delcimmuto, Garrett Gillespie,Matthew Toigo; second row, coach Minh Huynh and Bobby Jones.

BRANDON SEVERN FOR THE ENQUIRER

Sam Krider of St. X and Jonathan Gugley of Loveland lock up in the center of the mat during the second-round113-pound match in the Division I District meet March 6 at Kettering Fairmont High School.

By Scott Springerand Nick [email protected]@communitypress.com

B2 • LOVELAND HERALD • MARCH 11, 2015 LIFE

Mount Notre Damebasketball teams don’thave to dig deep to learnabout the Cougars’ ac-complished basketballlegacy.

The tradition, which in-cludes five Division Istate championships, isemblazoned on bannershanging on the gym walls

and shows a gap thisyear’s team hoped to fill.

Mount Notre Dametook care of some of thatSaturday at Harrison. TheCougars came from be-hind in the second half toedge Lakota East, 52-48,and win their first districtchampionship since 2009.

Senior Blair Carlin ledthree Mount Notre Dameplayers in double figures

with 16 points as the Cou-gars extended their win-ning streak to 10 games.

“We don’t think aboutthe past much at MountNotre Dame,” said the 5-foot-7 Carlin, who sank 7-of-10 free throws, includ-ing two with 13.1 secondsleft to clinch the win. “Wewanted to be the team tobring it back.”

Mount Notre Dame

(23-2), the No. 2 team inthe Associated Press Divi-sion I statewide poll andEnquirer’s Division Icoaches’ poll, is scheduledto play Kettering Fair-mont (19-7) in a regionalsemifinal next on Wednes-day at 6:15 p.m. at a site tobe determined. The gamenormally would be playedat Fairmont, but OhioHigh School Athletic As-sociation rules prohibitteams from playing tour-nament games on theirhome courts.

Fairmont advancedwith a 55-47 upset of Ma-son (20-5) in the first ofSaturday’s four games atHarrison.

Junior Lauren VanKleunen scored 19 pointsto lead the Comets, whofinished the regular sea-son ranked eighth in theAssociated Press DivisionI statewide poll and tiedfor third in the Enquirerpoll.

After trailing by fourat halftime, the Cougarsearned a 38-38 tie goinginto the fourth quarter be-fore taking the lead forgood on an unusual five-point possession that fea-tured another Mount No-tre Dame player gettingfouled while senior DaniKissel was sinking a go-ahead 3-pointer from theright corner. Juniorguard-forward AbbieScholz followed up with aputback for a 43-38 lead.

Senior guard KandaceSatterwhite led bothteams with 19 points for

Lakota East (19-7), the En-quirer’s sixth-rankedteam. Satterwhite scoredon a layup off a spin moveand an eight-foot pullupjumper from the left base-line to personally cut aseven-point Mount NotreDame lead to three, 50-47,58 seconds left in thegame.

Mount Notre Dame’scurrent winning streakstarted with a convincing52-31 win over LakotaEast on Jan. 20. The Thun-derhawks posed more of achallenge in the rematch

Satterwhite scored 11points and the Thunder-hawks overcame MountNotre Dame’s 20-10 first-half rebounding advan-tage to lead, 29-25, at half-time. The Cougars had 11offensive rebounds, butthey shot just 29.6 percentfrom the field (8-for-27) inthe half.

The Thunderhawksshot 52.6 percent (10-of-19) before halftime.

“I think it was our ener-gy,” Carlin said. “Theywere hitting their shotsand we weren’t.”

Mount Notre Dame

coach Scott Rogers cred-ited Lakota East’s defen-sive adjustments with theThunderhawks’ improve-ment from the first game.

“We felt really fortu-nate that we were onlydown by four (at half-time),” he said. “The otherthing we weren’t doing iswe weren’t attacking thebasket. Scoring inside gotus going.

“Even though LakotaEast was playing that box-and-one or triangle-and-two, our kids figured outthat we could still playbasketball. We challengedthe kids, and they respon-ded like champions.”Lakota East (19-7) – Blomer 2 0 5, Satter-white 7 2 19, Rodgers 1 1 4, Thomas 3 2 8,Goodwin 0 1 1, Wills 2 3 7, Azuka 2 0 4. To-tals: 48.Mount Notre Dame (23-2) – Davenport 42 11, Carlin 3 7 16, Scholz 3 0 6, Kissel 5 2 13,Weeks 1 0 2, Crace 1 0 2, Pisciotta 0 2 2. To-tals: 17 13 52.Halftime:Lakota East,29-25. 3-pointers:L 5(Satterwhite 3, Blomer, Rodgers), M 5 (Car-lin 3, Davenport, Kissel).Mason (20-5) – Van Kleunen 9 119, Camp-bell 0 1 1, Brinkmann 3 1 7, Mason 1 0 2,Mowbray 3 10 16, Norton 1 0 2. Totals 17 1347.Kettering Fairmont (19-7) – Roe 1 6 9,Clemente 5 6 18, Morgan 7 4 18, Etter 1 0 2,Connally 1 2 4, Nichwitz 0 1 1, Hughes 0 1 1,Roe 1 0 2. Totals: 16 20 55.Halftime: Kettering Fairmont, 25-18.3-pointers: M 0, F 3 (Clemente 2, Roe).

MND adds to legacy with title

TONY TRIBBLE FOR THE ENQUIRER

Mount Notre Dame wins the district championship overLakota East, 52-48, Saturday, March 7.

By Mark Schmetzer

Though the state jug-gernaut St. Xavier Aqua-bombers still reign su-preme in Ohio Division Iswimming, Moeller HighSchool also brought someGreater Catholic League-South pride home fromCanton Feb. 28.

The Crusaders finishedsecond to St. Xavier fortheir best finish in the pro-gram’s 50-year history.

“This has been one ofthe better teams the pasttwo years,” Moeller coachBill Whatley said. “We’ve

had second and third (lastyear).”

In addition to coachingat the Blue Ash YMCA,Whatley has guided Moell-er for most of the past twodecades. For his work lastseason, he was named theNational Federation ofState High School Associ-ations Coach of the Year inOhio.

He has seen his share oftalent.

“We had our top four orfive guys, but our nextcouple of guys did a greatjob of stepping up,” What-ley said of the tournamentperformance. “We werehoping to make anythingwith our 200 freestyle re-lay and we actually madethe top heat. It was hugefor us. Getting that thirdrelay in the finals was anincredible feat.”

Seniors Noah Worobetzand Kevin George and ju-niors Jacob Peloquin andCooper Hodge took fifth inthe 200 medley relay andseventh in the 400 free-style relay. The third wasthe 200 free team ofGeorge, freshman JustinDavidson, sophomore WillMcCullough and juniorDan Nymberg.

Individually, severalCrusaders had bannerdays. Peloquin was fifth inthe 100 butterfly and sev-enth in the 100 backstroke.

“He did good last year,but he stepped it up anoth-er level this year,” What-ley said.

Hodge was fifth in the200 individual medley and15th in the 100 backstroke.George took sixth in the500 freestyle and Woro-betz was 14th in the 100

backstroke. Out of 11swims, Moeller made itback to nine finals count-ing the relays. Of thosenine, seven were in the topheat.

With George and Woro-betz graduating, Peloquinand Hodge assume leader-ship roles. In addition tothe younger swimmerswho advanced to Canton,there are several that mayadvance in coming years.

“A couple that didn’t goto the meet but did prettygood at districts are Aus-tin Murphy and JamesPrugh,” Whatley said.

While many athletestake a break or move on toother sports after a staterun, Moeller’s swimmersand most of the competi-tors at their level get rightback to work.

“They’re all going fortheir Y championships orclub championships,”Whatley said. “My otherkids that swim for otherhigh schools are going toGreensboro, North Caroli-na for nationals. The CAC(Cincinnati Aquatic Club)group is going to Floridaand so are others. They’reback in the water andtraining to go faster againin a couple of weeks.”

In the meantime, theveteran coach is lookingforward to adding a tro-phy to Moeller’s crowdedcase on MontgomeryRoad. Athletic DirectorMike Asbeck has assuredWhatley there will be am-ple space for the school’sfirst state swimminghardware.

“At least for a couple ofweeks,” Whatley said witha chuckle.

Moeller swim’s finish is historicBy Scott [email protected]

said. With their brief prep

careers over, Romesplans to continue training

with the hopes of a collegechance somewhere. Gar-ry’s off to Miami Univer-sity next as a pre-med stu-dent and is looking for-ward to shooting some in-tramural three-balls inOxford.

TigersContinued from Page B1

MARCH 11, 2015 • LOVELAND HERALD • B3LIFE

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The CHCA boys bas-ketball team (17-8) won asectional title March 7with a 59-43 win overClark Montessori. Lead-ing scorer for the Eagleswas sophomore forwardKesean Gamble with 16,while Erik Kohlan had 13and junior guard BlakeSoutherland had 10. Next,No. 6-ranked CHCA takeson No. 1 Chaminade Juli-enne in the district final at6 p.m., Tuesday, March 10,at UD.

CHCA winssectional title

GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Erik Kohlan (2) of CHCA powers past Clark’s Bilal Barnes (15) in their March 7 game.

GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Clark’s Torraye Shattuck looks on as CHCA’s Kesean Gamble(44) prepares to slam dunk two points for the Eagles March 7.

BEAVERCREEK — TheUrsuline Academy bowl-ing team may have dealtwith adversity this season,but the squad ended theseason on its own terms.

Ursuline finished theseason at the Division Idistrict meet with a coachthat wasn’t their coach tobegin the season. MissyKeith is actually theschool’s softball coach.She took over the bowlingteam on an interim basis.

“We had five seniorswith experience,” Keithsaid. “They banded to-gether and got better overthe course of the season.No matter what happened,they had fun.”

Senior Christina Hall-mann led the Lions with a462 series. Fellow seniorsEmma Darlington, EmilyLowe, Cierra Carafice and

Kari Fletcher rolled a 431,397, 396 and 259, respec-tively. Fletcher was re-placed by a substitute inthe second game.

Darlington receivedall-GGCL honorable men-tion earlier this season.

As a team, the Lionsrolled a 2,873 at the dis-trict meet.

“Everyone got betterover the course of the dayand we had fun until thevery end,” Keith said.

Their appearance inthe district tournamentcame as a pleasant sur-prise. To advance, it wouldcome down to how theteam bowled during its sixBaker games at the sec-tional meet.

Darlington led the teamin the sectional meet witha 535 series.

“It didn’t look like wewere going to make itthrough sectionals,” thecoach said. “But, we just

decided that that didn’tmatter and we were goingto go out and do our best. Itended up being enough toget through by 15 or 16pins.”

The Lions rolled 3,253compared to Amelia’s3,238.

During the threegames prior to the Bakerround at districts, Ursu-line’s rollers left pinsupright and points on theboard. The Baker gamesonce again provided theLions with a boost, thoughnot quite to the extent itdid in the sectional.

The team picked up 813points from its Bakerboost.

“I think once you real-ize the situation, knowingit could be the last couple

times you are rolling thatball for the rest of your lifeor at least on a competitivestage, you focus in and areable to do a little bit more,”Keith said. “I think we sentthe seniors off well.”

Ursuline bowlersface adversity,roll to district

NICK ROBBE/COMMUNITY PRESS

Ursuline Academy’s bowling team gathers around head coachMissy Keith prior to the Division I district tournament March 6.

By Nick [email protected]

B4 • LOVELAND HERALD • MARCH 11, 2015 LIFE

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Weekend Services:Saturday: 5pm

Sunday: 9am and 10:30am

Child care and Christian Educationfor all ages available

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LovelandPresbyterian ChurchThe LPC youth will have a pro-gressive dinner from 4:45 p.m.to 7:30 p.m. March 15.

Dr. Rev. Cinda and Steve Cormanwill talk about an Egypt tour at10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 15.

The youth and other members ofthe congregation will serve atMatthew 25: Ministries from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March28. Then on Sunday, March 29,the Youth, friends and memberswill do some Holy Smokin’ andbe preparing tons of food toserve and feed the homelessand needy of downtown Cincin-nati. For more than 25 years, thechurch has been working withNast Trinity United MethodistChurch in this critical ministry to

the poor. Will you help out thisyear? Our “Holy Underwear andSox” campaign which takes newunderwear and socks to Nastcontinues until March 29. This ispart of the Youth’s 30 HourFamine Weekend.

Worship times are 9:15-10 a.m.,Sunday school; 10:30-11:30 a.m.,worship; and 11:30 a.m., fellow-ship.

A coffee/snack bar has beenstarted in the Narthex on Sun-day mornings at 9:30 a.m. Comejoin the fellowship.

The church is at 360 Robin,Loveland; 683-2525; [email protected];lovelandpresbyterianchur-ch.org.

Loveland UnitedMethodist Church

Come spend your weekends withfriends and neighbors fromLoveland and the surroundingcommunities as we join inworship, fellowship and serviceat one of our three worshipservices:

Saturdays 5:30 p.m. – Contempo-rary service with a coffee caféstyle. “All Together Now”programming for children agesBirth – sixth-grade. Communionoffered weekly.

Sundays 9 a.m. – Traditionalworship with music featuringour chancel choir, bell choirs andother musical ensembles. Child-care is available for childrenbirth – 5 years of age. Commu-nion offered on the first Sundayof each month.

Sundays 10:30 a.m. – Contempo-rary service with music provided

by our Praise Band. Full SundaySchool programming offeredfor children birth – 18 years ofage. Adult Sunday School alsoavailable. Communion offeredthe first Sunday of the month.

Lent/Easter programming:Sunday, March 22, 10:30 a.m. and7 p.m. – “The Power of theCross” Musical Cantata - Pro-gram includes children’s choir,brass ensembles, puppets,orchestra and chancel choir.Complementary desserts andbeverages are provided duringthe 7 p.m. performance, alongwith childcare up to age 2. Freeand open to the public.

Holy Week services:Thursday, April 2 – MaundyThursday – 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 4 – SaturdayEaster Eve – 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 5 – Easter Services -9 a.m., 10:30 a.m.

The church is at 10975 S. LebanonRoad, Loveland; 683-1738;www.lovelandumc.org.

Mount WashingtonPresbyterian ChurchAll are welcome Sunday morn-ings at 9:30 for Sunday Schooland blended worship and at 11a.m. for traditional worship.

The church’s focus is on areahunger needs and we providefood and volunteer time togroups including the SEMPantry, the Batavia YWCAPantry, Tender Mercies, theDrop Inn Center and similarorganizations throughout theyear.

A free community meal will beserved at 5:45 p.m. Sunday,March 15. Please call the churchoffice and let us know you arecoming; then enjoy a good mealwith your neighbors andfriends.

The “Celebration of Children” acommunity family event, will beoffered from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.Sunday, March 22. Open to all,it will feature “Cool Critters,”from Raptor. Inc., face painting,books and music.

The church is at 6474 BeechmontAve., Mount Washington;231-2650;www.mwpc-church.org.

Mount WashingtonUnited MethodistChurchOn the second Saturday of everymonth, the community is in-vited to a free dinner from 5:30p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the church.

The church is at 6365 CorblyRoad; 231-3946;www.mtwashumc.org.

New Covenant LifeChurchWorship is 10:30 a.m. Sundays,followed by a noon meal and asecond service at 1 p.m.

The church is at 10059 PleasantRenner Road, Goshen; 937-218-4309;newcovenantlifechurch.info;[email protected].

Owensville UnitedMethodist ChurchA Lent study of the book “24Hours That Changed the World”

will run through March 25. The church is at 2580 US 50Stonelick Township.

SonRise ChurchSonRise Church is announcingthe launch of a CelebrateRecovery ministry group. Cele-brate Recovery is a Christ-centered program based on theBeatitudes addressing many oflife’s hurts, hang-ups and habits.

The church is at 8136 WoosterPike; 576-6000.

St. BarnabasEpiscopal ChurchRegular service times are 8 a.m.with spoken Eucharist and 10a.m. with Sunday School andchildcare.

A Lenten Journey conversationsclass will be held following the10 a.m. services on Sunday,March 1 and Sunday, March 22.

A special March Gladness Eventcelebrating the church’s newbeginnings with food, prizesand kids activities will take placeat 5 p.m., Sun. March 8.

SMART Recovery Group meetsMondays at 6 p.m. in the library.Visit website at www.smart-cincy.com

An Intercessory Healing PrayerService is held at 7 p.m., thethird Monday of each month.

Tai Chi is offered on Mondaysfrom 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. andWednesdays from 4 p.m. to 6p.m.. Come and watch a class.

The Order of St. Luke, Hands ofHope chapter, meets at 7:15p.m., the second Wednesday ofeach month in the library.

A Men’s Breakfast group meetson Wednesday mornings at 8:30a.m. at Steak N Shake in Mont-gomery.

Ladies Fellowship/Religious StudyGroup meets on Tuesday morn-ings at 10 a.m. at the church.

A Quilting Group meets the thirdTuesday of each month at 1p.m.. .

Friends in Fellowship meets at6:15 p.m. the second Tuesday ofeach month at for a potluckdinner.

Ladies Bridge meets the first andthird Thursdays of the month.Contact the church office forfurther information.

Couples Bridge meets the firstFriday of each month. Bring anappetizer or snack to share.

The church is at 10345 Montgo-mery Road, Montgomery;984-8401; www.st-barnabas.org.

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Louis R. BerlingLouis R. “Skip” Berling, 85, of

Loveland died Feb. 27. He was aUS Coast Guard and Navy veter-an.

Survived by children DianaPellington and Bob Berling;grandchildren Ashley Cooperand Amber Berling; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.

Preceded in death by wife,Alberta (nee Lewark); brother,US Marine Corps Major Ray-mond Berling; and grandson,Dustin Burke.

Services were March 7 atMihovk-Rosenacker FuneralHome, Evendale.

Ruth E. BillRuth E. (nee Ferris) Bill, 91,

died Feb. 26.Survived by children Ruth

Carfrey, Susan (late Charles)Berry and Bonnie (Serge) La-certe; many grandchildren,great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren; and manynieces, nephews and friends.

Preceded in death by hus-band, Bernard Bill.

Services were March 4 atEvans Funeral Home, Goshen.

Hedy Dawn CouchHedy Dawn Couch, 80, of

Loveland died Feb. 27.Survived by children Gary

(Cindy), Greg Couch and Jeff(Arieal) Couch; six grandchil-dren; seven great-grandchildren;and brother, Walter Hibbard.

Preceded in death by father,

Rene Couch; son, Steven Couch;and siblings Kenneth, Billie andRuth.

Services were March 4 at TuftsSchildmeyer Family FuneralHome, Goshen.

Chong Sook YooChong Sook Yoo, 87, of Love-

land died Feb. 28.Survived by son, John (Jean)

Yoo, Karen (Peter), Jenny (Jai),Dan (Jane) and Marcus (Barba-ra); and grandchildren Thomas,Sandra, David, Ellie, Grace,Jason, Sam, Caroline, James,Peter, Christian and Andrew.

Services were March 6 atWhitemarsh Memorial Park,Ambler, Pennsylvania.

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The Salvation Army re-cently inducted Lovelandresident Alan C. Green-well to the Cincinnati Ad-visory Board.

Greenwell, partner atErnst & Young LLP, wastasked with aiding TheSalvation Army in Great-er Cincinnati as it worksto fulfill its mission.

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Greenwell completedundergraduate studies atIona College in New Ro-

chelle, New York, wherehe received his bachelorsof business administra-tion in accounting. Hecompleted his masters ofscience in taxation at theUniversity of Cincinnatiin 2003.

Greenwell has been aconsistent donor of histime and talent to benefitthe local community,serving on the board ofthe Northern KentuckyUniversity Entrepreneur-ial Institute. Past boardactivities include the Day-ton Art Institute, the Xa-vier Entrepreneurial Cen-ter, and the Better Busi-ness Bureau.

Members of The Salva-tion Army AdvisoryBoard actively partici-pate in the organization’soperations, programs andfundraising.

“We look forward togetting Alan engaged withour Board committeefunctions,” said MattPearce, development di-rector at The SalvationArmy. “The Board mem-bers are an invaluable re-source in our efforts toserve the Greater Cincin-nati community; we sim-ply can’t achieve all we dowithout their support.”

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Maj. Larry Ashcraft,right, divisionalcommander at TheSalvation Army,welcomes Lovelandresident Alan C.Greenwell, who wasinducted to TheSalvation ArmyCincinnati AdvisoryBoard on Jan. 14.

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Domestic violenceReported at 1500 block of Du-rango Drive, Feb. 3.

Reported at 1500 block of W.Loveland Ave., Feb. 7.

Endangering childrenReported at 1500 block of Du-

rango Drive, Feb. 3.Possessing drug abuseinstrumentsReported at 1000 block of Syca-more, Feb. 3.

Possession of drugsReported at 1000 block of Syca-more, Feb. 3.

Reported at 1000 block of Syca-more, Feb. 3.

Re-cite other departmentReported at 100 block of Rail-road Ave., Feb. 5.

TheftReported at 600 block of ParkAve., Feb. 11.

Reported at 800 block of Love-land Madeira Road, Feb. 7.

Reported at 800 block of Love-land Madeira Road, Feb. 7.

Violate court orderReported at 100 block of S.Lebanon Road, Feb. 15.

MIAMI TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAssaultMale was assaulted at 5900block of Meadowcreek, Feb. 8.

Female was assaulted at 900block of Ohio 28, Feb. 11.

Drug abuse, instrumentsOverdose reported and itemsfound at 6200 block of PriceRoad, Feb. 14.

Drug paraphernalia

Marijuana and paraphernaliafound in vehicle during trafficstop at 1000 block of Ohio 28,Feb. 10.

FraudMale stated ID used with noauthorization at 1000 block ofTumbleweed, Feb. 10.

Illegal conveyance intodetention facilityHypodermic needle found onfemale during search at Cler-mont Jail, Feb. 13.

Marijuana paraphernaliaFound in vehicle during trafficstop at area of Ohio 28 andMeijer Drive, Feb. 12.

Misuse of credit cardMale stated card used with noauthorization at 5900 block ofMeadowcreek, Feb. 10.

Persistent disorderly conductReport of a highly intoxicatedfemale at 6000 block of DonnaJay, Feb. 14.

TheftShirt taken from Kohl’s; $20 atOhio 28, Feb. 7.

Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $20 at Ohio 50,Feb. 7.

Clothing taken from Kohl’s; $56at Ohio 28, Feb. 8.

Seven pairs of jeans taken fromKohl’s; $469 at Ohio 28, Feb. 8.

Cash possibly taken from roomat Clermont Nursing; $100 atOhio 28, Feb. 10.

Trailer and equipment taken;$14,336 at 500 block of BranchHill Loveland Road, Feb. 11.

Medication taken at 1800 blockof Pebble Ridge, Feb. 11.

Gasoline not paid for at UnitedDairy Farmers; $16 at Ohio 50,Feb. 13.

Wallet, left on counter, wastaken at Shell Station at Ohio28, Feb. 13.

Merchandise taken from Meijer;$48 at Ohio 28, Feb. 14.

Unauthorized useMale stated unauthorized use ofmoney accounts at 5600 blockof Betty Lane, Feb. 9.

Underage consumptionThree underage subjects con-sumed liquor at party at 1100block of Heritage Lane, Feb. 7.

SYMMES TOWNSHIPIncidents/investigationsAggravated menacingReported on Richland Park, Jan.14.

Breaking and enteringCredit cards removed from deskat 11000 block of MontgomeryRoad, Jan. 21.

BurglaryReported at 11000 block ofSymmes Creek, Feb. 10.

Reported at 9200 block ofGourmet Lane, Jan. 18.

MenacingVictim threatened at 12000block of Mason Way Court, Feb.13.

TheftCoat valued at $200 removedfrom 9200 block of Fields ErtelRoad, Jan. 10.

Clothing removed from 9300block of Fields Ertel Road, Jan.18.

Reported on 8900 block ofHarper’s Point Drive, Jan. 16.

Wallet and contents removedfrom 11000 block of Montgo-mery Road, Feb. 14.

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The Community Presspublishes the names of alladults charged withoffenses. The informationis a matter of publicrecord and does notimply guilt or innocence.

To contact your localpolice department:

» Loveland, Chief TimSabransky, 583-3000

» Miami Township,Chief Sue Madsen, 248-3721

» Symmes Township, Lt.Tom Butler, 774-6351 or683-3444